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AARHUS UNIVERSITY

COMPULSORY SCHOOL – PUPIL AND RESOURCE MEASURESStatus WP2 May 24th, 2011

Helena Skyt NielsenProfessor, PhD

AARHUS UNIVERSITY

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Activities since November01-03-2011 PhD kursus , School of

Econ and Mgtm, AUVisit d.1.3-2.3.11

Pedro Carneiro, UCL Estimating Average, Marginal and Policy Relevant Effects of Interventions

22-03-2011 Seminar, School of Econ and Mgtm, AUVisit d.21.3-22.3.11

Dorothea Kübler, TU Berlin

Centralized University Admissions in Germany: Empirical and Experimental Evidence

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Manpower so far

› Is working on WP2 now…› Jannie Grøne, PhD student, SEM/AU › Eskil Heinesen, AKF› Karl-Fritjof Krassel, Reseracher, AKF › Maria Humlum, SEM/AU› Nina Smith, SEM/AU› Tine Eriksen-Jensen, PhD student, SEM/AU› Marianne Simonsen, SEM/AU› Helena Skyt Nielsen, SEM/AU

› Will start working on WP2 in 2012…› Martin Browning, Oxford U› Beatrice Schindler Rangvid, AKF› Astrid Wurtz Rasmussen, ASB› Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Stockholm Univ

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Manpower so far

› Is working on WP2 now…› Jannie Grøne, PhD student, SEM/AU › Eskil Heinesen, AKF› Karl-Fritjof Krassel, Reseracher, AKF › Maria Humlum, SEM/AU› Nina Smith, SEM/AU› Tine Eriksen-Jensen, PhD student, SEM/AU› Marianne Simonsen, SEM/AU› Helena Skyt Nielsen, SEM/AU

› Will start working on WP2 in 2012…› Martin Browning, Oxford U› Beatrice Schindler Rangvid, AKF› Astrid Wurtz Rasmussen, ASB› Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Stockholm Univ

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Progress of subprojects

› School resources› Class size (Martin Browning, Eskil Heinesen & KF Krassel)

› Effect of class size in 10th grade on outcomes -> last w.i.p.+ next w.i.p.› Mechanism of class size effects -> later

› School size (Maria Humlum & Nina Smith)› Effect of school size on outcomes -> last w.i.p. + later

› ”Boy Gap”› ABC data - gender gap in outcomes (Jannie Grøne)

› Effect of gender gap in early behaviour -> last w.i.p. + later› PISA/TIMMS – gender gap in outcomes (Beatrice Rangvid)

› Timing, causes and consequences -> later

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Progress of subprojects (continued)

› Special needs and special needs education› Effect of Special needs on outcomes (Simonsen and Nielsen) -> maybe next w.i.p.› Effect of Bullying in elementary school -> last w.i.p. + later› Effect of Special needs education on outcomes (Simonsen and Nielsen) -> help wanted!

› Special needs education data › Register data not released!!› PISA data› ABC data› Look at special needs schools instead?

› Cost-benefit analyses › Structural form (Joensen and Wurtz) -> later› Reduced form (Rangvid and Heinesen)-> later

Helena Skyt NielsenProfessor, PhD

AARHUS UNIVERSITY

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Conclusion

› Research› A lot of research in progress

› Money› Doing ok

› We are doing fine